Aleksandr SolzhenitsynLETTER TO THE SOVIET LEADERS NY, Evanston, San Francisco London: Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. 1974 - "LETTER TO THE SOVIET LEARDERS", Inscribed and signed in blue ink by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn "To Dr. Samuel Hesser." It is very rare for him to inscribe anything due to his reclusive nature. The only signed books one normally sees by him are Limited Edition Signed Copies. This title was published in 1974 in English by Harper & Row and was translated to English and copyrighted by Writers & Scholars International, Ltd. in 1974. It was translated from Russian by Hilary Sternberg. It is a very nice copy of the book in a very nice dust jacket. Needless to say, inscribed, signed copies of his books were very rare before Solzhenitsyn's death and even more so now. When he lived in Vermont, I offered $1,000.00 each to anyone who could get him to sign two YMCA Press first editions which I have listed on Abebooks. I wrote him several times. I was told that if one caught him at the mail box that he would gratiously sign a book. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

GARDNER, JohnThe John Gardner Collection of Nicholas Delbanco First. A collection of 23 works by John Gardner and associated items from the collection of his friend and literary executor, the author Nicholas Delbanco. Gardner and acclaimed novelist and critic Delbanco first forged a friendship when Delbanco hosted Gardner during a reading tour at Bennington College in 1974. Delbanco ended up hiring Gardner for the English Department at the College. They and their families began a close professional and personal relationship in which each of the authors strove to critique the other&#39;s works in private and promote them in public, Gardner touting Delbanco as "one of the country&#39;s best novelists." Each acknowledged the contribution of the other in developing both their theories of literature and for specific elements of their respective works, whether it be Delbanco using Gardner&#39;s title Stillness for one of his novels or Gardner using Delbanco&#39;s writing to help clarify the husband-wife relationship in one of his own works. Delbanco&#39;s home and family became a refuge for both Gardner and his first wife during their messy divorce. Following Gardner&#39;s death in a 1982 motorcycle accident, Delbanco became Gardner&#39;s literary executor; editing and contributing an introduction to Gardner&#39;s posthumously published Stillness and Shadows. Delbanco&#39;s daughter Francesca, to whom the copy of The King of Hummingbirds is dedicated and some of the other books are inscribed (and who was formerly an occasional babysitting charge of Gardner&#39;s children), has herself published two well-received novels, Ask Me Anything and Midnight in Manhattan. A wonderful collection of interesting association copies that help detail an important literary friendship. Further details available upon request. .

Richard BachA Gift of Wings New York: Delacorte, 1974 "Flying is my religion. It is my way of finding what is true." --Richard BachA Gift of Wings shares stories from 15 years in the life of inspirational author Richard Bach, centering around his thoughts and experiences with flight.This First Edition copy is signed by the author on the front free endpaper. On the back of same, there is a gift inscription (not written by Bach). Some staining to inside edge of front and back endpapers, slight foxing to inside dj, slight chipping to dj (see pics). News clipping pasted by one corner to inside page (see pic). Overall, in G/G condition, now covered in Mylar.

HEYEN, William, directorBrockport Writer&#39;s Forum: Four Days in April, 1974 1974. First. A program issued for a joint poetry reading held at SUNY Brockport in 1974. One of 100 numbered copies Signed by each featured poet. This particular copy is one of ten copies which were sent out to be bound by Heyen. Inscribed by Heyen to his editor, Ernest Stefanik: "Dear Ernest, I&#39;ve had ten of these signed programs bound, and thought you might like one. My friend Al Poulin surprised me by billing our four days&#39; celebration as a spectacular to mark the birth of Noise, which didn&#39;t show up for another couple of months! Sent to you with warm wishes. Bill Heyen, Brockport, November, 1974." Contains poems and Signed by John Anderson, Stanley Plumly, Heyen, William Stafford, Jarold Ramsey, Terry Stokes, Galway Kinnell, Louis Simpson, Erica Jong, C.K. Williams, Richard Howard, Carolyn Kizer, Ishmael Reed, Michael Waters, Robert Bly, and John Logan. With binder&#39;s receipt tipped onto the half-title page. Very scarce. .

MILLER, HenryInsomnia or The Devil at Large. A first edition book portfolio Albuquerque: Loujon Press,, 1974. Quarto. Original black morocco, titles to upper board and spine gilt. With the cloth slipcase. Housed in the original wooden portfolio box, the lid is a plywood panel that slides in grooves, with cork lamination to the top and a large mounted photo of Miller on a toilet seat, hand out stretched to a young girl, the inside base and outside edges of the lower part of box are also laminated in cork. Fine in unevenly faded slipcase. First edition, first impression. Limited to 150 copies with a signed bound in introduction and with a numbered and signed lithograph on Japanese paper by Henry Miller. 100 copies were issued in English, 50 copies were issued in French. This is the English edition.

Kimura, IheiParis Tokyo: Nora Sha, 1974. First Edition. Softcover.. Near Fine/VG+. Small 4to, Unpaginated (ca 300pp). Cloth in printed slipcase with insert. Numerous Colour plates. Text in Japanese. In a beautiful condition. More images available on request. Jawdroppingly beautiful. According to Parr in the photobook a history vol.1: Ã’ &#39;Paris&#39; is remarkable for two things, its distinctive color palette, and KimuraÃ•s view which teeters between conventional travel photographer and something much more original. Kimura appears to have discovered a residue of AtgetÃ•s ParisÃ‰his Paris like AtgetÃ•s, is a nostalgic one, a city of crumbling textures and decaying structures, autumnal mist and winter gloom. At times Kimura certainly photographs Paris as if the city were in terminal decay rather than, as so many see it, an open-air museum with some artfully distressed surfaces.Ã“ Beautiful early colour photography shot in 1954, 1955 and 1960. A real landmark.

MALANGA, GerardTyped Poem and Autograph Note Signed to Alan Helms Four line Typed Poem, "The Poem That Self-Destructs," below which is a note to author and model Alan Helms: "Allen [sic], Thanks for inviting me to your party. I wrote the above -- a seedling -- while at the party and felt you should have it. The girl is actual -- tall, blond hair, black trousers, white shirt. The moment of Poetry is important. Never spoke to her. Take care. Best, Gerard." The poem, needless to say, is about the face of a beautiful girl. Dated in Boston in 1974. A couple of small coffee stains have very slightly smeared a couple of letters, else near fine. Alan Helms was a handsome model who turned into an academic and wrote an autobiography of his ascendance in the New York gay scene. .

CARTER, AngelaThe War of Dreams New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,, 1974. Originally published in England under the title The Infernal Desire Machine of Doctor Hoffman. Octavo. Original black cloth, titles to spine in silver and green. With the dust jacket. Spine rolled. An excellent copy in the lightly rubbed jacket. First US edition, first printing. Originally published in the UK in 1972. Inscribed by the author to her husband Mark Pearce on the front free endpaper "To Mark from Angela".

Brunner, Hans & Coman, Brianthe Identification of Mammalian Hair Inkata Press, Melbourne 1974 - in original hardcover binding with colour illustrated dustjacket. There is no damage to describe.Hans Brunner's signature of the top right-hand corner of the front end page along with a letter signed by the author on Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands letterhead. This book is designed to interest the reader to the general field of their study and, in particular to provide a workable system of mammal identification based entirely on an appreciation of their structures. &#150; Whilst many of the species considered in this book are indigenous to Australia, the methods and principles discussed are applicable to any situation requiring the identification of unknown fur samples. &#150; Front fold over blurb Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 176 pages. Please refer to the accompanying picture Illustrator: Microscopic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Science & Technology; biology; ISBN: 0909605017. ISBN/EAN: 9780909605018. Inventory No: 0238941. This book weighs over 1 Kg packed and extra postal costs will be asked for when shipping outside Australia. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

Kornberg, ArthurDNA Synthesis W.H. Freeman, 1974. First edition. Octavo, original illustrated boards. In fine condition, without dust jacket as issued. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication by the author, "To Bob: For your affectionate support over so many years, my deep gratitude. Arthur". Arthur Kornberg recieved the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1959. This volume is the first comprehensive treatment of DNA Synthesis emphasizing its biochemical aspects.

SHAARA, MichaelThe Killer Angels New York: David McKay. (1974). Second edition. Fine in a partially spine-faded, near fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author on the front fly: "To Reg -- Merry Christmas! Michael Shaara. Dec. 1974." With the bookplate of the recipient. Shaara was something of a difficult personality, and very seldom signed books. Because of the perfect binding, an ill-fated experiment by the publisher to lower production costs, this book is virtually always cocked, a flaw this copy does not exhibit. Basis for the movie Gettysburg and easily one of the very best and most beloved novels of the Civil War. It was also a surprise winner of the Pulitzer Prize. One of very few signed copies of this title that we&#39;ve seen. .

SNYDER, RobertThis is Henry, Henry Miller from Brooklyn: Conversations with the Author from The Henry Miller Odyssey Los Angeles: Nash Publishing. (1974). First. First edition. Quarto. Fine in very good plus dustwrapper with one longish tear. Inscribed by Miller to his second wife June Mansfield: "For June, Merry Xmas! Henry 1974." Mansfield was perhaps Miller&#39;s most important influence, and his muse for most of his earliest and most famous works. In the text of this book Miller relates: "...I was married a few years when I finally ran into &#39;Mona,&#39; in my books, you know, in the dance hall, and we were caught in bed one morning when I thought my wife had gone on a vacation... So I left her immediately and went to live with June -- &#39;Mona.&#39; And it was through my new wife that I got the courage to make my final decisions and to live by them... she used to say to me, &#39;Look, give up that job; Start to write.&#39;" A nice association. .

SHAARA, MichaelThe Killer Angels New York: David McKay. (1974). Second edition. Fine in a partially spine-faded, near fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author on the front fly: "To Reg -- Merry Christmas! Michael Shaara. Dec. 1974." With the bookplate of the recipient. Shaara was something of a difficult personality, and very seldom signed books. Because of the perfect binding, an ill-fated experiment by the publisher to lower production costs, this book is virtually always cocked, a flaw this copy does not exhibit. Basis for the movie Gettysburg and easily one of the very best and most beloved novels of the Civil War. It was also a surprise winner of the Pulitzer Prize. One of very few signed copies of this title that we&#39;ve seen. .

(SPRINGSTEEN, Bruce)[Poster]: Student Council Presents Bruce Springsteen Sun. Apr. 28 1:30PM in Clothier. Students and Guests Only [Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Swarthmore College. 1974]. Poster. Measuring 24" x 18". Printed in red on thin white card stock. Fine. Shrinkwrapped onto foamcore. Poster for an relatively early performance of Bruce and the E Street Band in the nascent stage of their career before they broke out with the 1975 release Born to Run. The free concert was to be held indoors at the Clothier Auditorium but because of unusually good weather was actually held outside in the small Scott Amphitheater with apparently no more than 100 people in attendance. Contemporary reports indicate that Springsteen performed a splendid show, and a splendid time was had by all. Rare. .

MacDonald, John D.The Quick Red Fox (First American Hardcover Edition) J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia 1974 - First American hardcover edition, originally published as a paperback original by Fawcett in 1964. Jacket design by Don Bender. A bright copy of one of the more difficult Travis McGee hardcovers to find in acceptable condition. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Slight spine lean, faint foxing to the page edges, offsetting at the endpapers, and an unobtrusive owner stamp at the first three leaves. Jacket shows just a touch of rubbing at the extremities, and a few shallow scratches at the rear panel, with none of the usual fading to the spine. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

PRICE, RichardThe Wanderers Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1974. The uncorrected proof copy of his first book, the basis for the well-received Philip Kaufman film. Inscribed by the author: "To ___. may all your Xmases be white. Richard Price." Dated March 24, 1976. Fine in wrappers with a promotional sheet stapled to the first blank. First Edition. Softcover.

Christopher, A. B. & Natalie d'Arbeloff (Artist & Illustrator).The Word Accomplished. Etchings by Natalie d'Arbeloff. The World's End Press, London. Number 73 of 75 copies, signed by A. B. Christopher [Alexander d'Arbeloff] and Natalie d'Arbeloff; one of the copies bound in full leather by Paul Collet. 1974 - Size of the binding: 9 1/8 inches x 12 3/8 in., title-page, and facing page printed on a specially tan-surfaced paper; unpaginated; illustrated with 17 embossed etchings. Numbered and signed colophon page. Sixteen of the etchings feature color, the final, seventeenth is an embossed, uncolored etching; all, except numbers 11 & 17 are numbered and signed in pencil: 73/75 NdArbeloff 74 Bound in full, tan goatskin leather with an embossed design on the front cover; with a similar embossed design title on the tan leather spine of the drop-back box. [Partial Colophon]: "This book was designed and hand-printed by Natalie d'Arbeloff. The text, set in Monotype 18 pt Garamond, was printed on a Lion Hand Press, on Barcham Green mould-made paper. The etchings were also printed by the artist. This edition consists of 75 copies, signed by author and artist [-]" "Copies number 51-75 are handbound by Paul Collet in full natural Oasis goatskin with an intaglio design on the front cover, by Natalie d'Arbeloff; the dropback box is covered in Charing Ivory Vellum and with a quarter leather spine,with an embossed design by Natalie d'Arbeloff." (-From the Artist&#146;s descriptive material). Weight: 4 lbs. Postage is extra on this item. [Attributes: Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

MacDonald, John D.The Quick Red Fox (First American Hardcover Edition) J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia 1974 - First American edition in hardcover, originally published as a paperback original by Fawcett in 1964. Fine in an about Fine dust jacket. Bookplate of noted collector Duke Collier on the front endpaper. Just a touch of rubbing in a couple of spots, with none of the usual fading to the sensitive jacket spine. A bright, fresh copy of one of the most difficult Travis McGee hardcovers to find in acceptable condition. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

Barnett, R. D.; Cecil Roth (Introduction)Catalogue of the Permanent and Loan Collections of the Jewish Museum, London New York Graphic Society, New York 1974 - Quarto. XXVI, 414pp. Original decorative wrappers over blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and blind-stamped device on front cover. The Jewish Museum, London, contains a remarkable collection of over a thousand works of art and craftmanship illuminating the Jewish past and its spirit. The large number of illustrations in both monochrome and color form a visual accompaniment to this fascinating record of Jewish life and history. Price clipped on wrappers. Minor staining on front cover. Lower front corner bumped (not affecting pages throughout. Minor age-toning along paper margin. Wrappers in overall very good, binding in good, interior in good+ to very good condition. [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

Scotcher, GeorgeThe Fly Fisher's Legacy. Including bibliographical, biographical and historical notes by Jack Heddon London: The Honey Dun Press, 1974 - Superbly produced reprint of one of the earliest English works on fly- fishing and tying, "a rare local work which preceded Bainbridge (1816), Carroll (1818), and Ronalds (1836)." One of 55 Edition de Luxe copies on large paper, signed by the fly dressers and the editor. 8vo. Hand-colored facsimile of the frontispiece used in the first edition, with 30 flies hand dressed to Scotcher's patterns by Thomas Tegg, Jack Heddon, and Terry Griffiths in 4 sunken mounts. Publisher's full crushed red morocco gilt, a.e.g. by Aquarius, cloth slipcase. Spine ever so slightly faded. Fine. Westwood and Satchell p.190 (for first edition) [Attributes: Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

GOREY, EdwardThe Glorious Nosebleed: Fifth Alphabet New York: Dodd, Mead and Company. (1974). First. First edition. Fine in dustwrapper with a faint stain at the base of the spine but which is otherwise near fine in slightly dampstained, near fine publisher&#39;s slipcase. Copy number 32 of 250 numbered copies Signed by Gorey. .